The Spectator in miniature: :. being a collection of the principal religious, moral, humorous, satyrical & critical essays contained in that celebrated publication. /. Compressed into two volumes by the Rev. F. Prevost and F.W. Blagdon, Esq. ... Addison..
Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)
Category
Books
Date
1808
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3256139
Summary
Bibliographic description
Second edition.. 2 vols. (xlii, 279, [12] p., [2] leaves of plates; xxiii, [1], 254, [10] p., [2] leaves of plates) :. ill. ;. 13 cm. Vol. 1 tear to marbled pastedown. Pencil marks on front flyleaf verso. Provenance: in ink on titlepage: 'Rebecca [illegible]. Vol. 1 on frontispiece verso: 'The gift of [illegible] to his Mother before he went to India. May the 9th 1817 [illegible]'. Vol. 2 on frontispiece verso: The gift of [illegible] to his Mother before he went to India. May the 9th 1817'. 'J. [illegible] from her Dearest [illegible] December 25th 1828'. Binding: dark blue cloth over boards with single gilt fillet to form a border, gilt bands and lettering on spine, gilt edges.
Makers and roles
Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719) Francis William Blagdon (1778-1819)